U.S. Defense Contractors Hit by Malware PDFs

Booby-trapped PDF files, posing as messages from the US Department of Defense, were emailed to US defence contractors last week. The document refers to a real conference due to be held in Las Vegas in March. Read the full article. The Register...

Microsoft Confirms IE Zero-Day Used in Google Attack

Hackers linked to China used a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer browser to compromise corporate systems at more than 30 U.S. companies, including Google, Adobe and Juniper Networks. According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is still unpatched and can lead to remote code...

Microsoft Releases Security Advisory 979352

Microsoft has released Security Advisory 979352 to alert users of a vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer. The advisory indicates that exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. Microsoft also indicates that it is aware of public, active exploitatio...

Microsoft Releases January Security Bulletin

Microsoft has released an update to address a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows in its Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2010. This vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code. An attacker may be able to exploit this vulnerability by convincing a user to view...

Oracle Releases Critical Patch Update for January 2010

Oracle has released its Critical Patch Update for January 2010 to address 24 vulnerabilities across several products. This update contains the following security fixes: 10 for Oracle Database 3 for Oracle Application Server 3 for the Oracle Applications Suite 1 for PeopleSoft and JD Edwards Suite...

Adobe Releases Update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Adobe has released an update for Reader and Acrobat to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities affect Adobe Reader 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX and Adobe Acrobat 9.2 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities...

VMware Releases Multiple Updates for ESX

VMware has released Security Advisory VMSA-2010-0001 to address multiple vulnerabilities in ESX Service Console packages for Network Security Services NSS and NetScape Portable Runtime NSPR. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information, cause a...

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for January Security Bulletin

Microsoft has issued a Security Bulletin Advance Notification indicating that its January release cycle will contain one bulletin, which will have a severity rating of Critical. The notification states that this bulletin is for Microsoft Windows. Release of this bulletin is scheduled for Tuesday,...

PowerDNS Recursor Update Addresses Multiple Vulnerabilities

PowerDNS has released PowerDNS Recursor 3.1.7.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, or spoof DNS information. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review PowerDNS...

Oracle Document Capture 10g ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/framework/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'Oracle Document...

NCTAudioFile2 v2.x ActiveX Control SetFormatLikeSample() Buffer Overflow

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the NCTAudioFile2.Audio ActiveX Control provided by various audio applications. By sending an overly long string to the "SetFormatLikeSample" method, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. This module requires Metasploit:...

Google Sues Work@Home Scam Co.

Google filed a lawsuit Monday against a U.S. company it alleges runs work-at-home scams that unnecessarily charge people’s credit cards and spoof Google’s brand name. Read the full article. Computerworld...

Major Spam Network Fined Over $15 Million

A U.S. district court judge has ordered the largest “spam gang” in the world to pay nearly $15.2 million for sending unsolicited e-mail messages marketing male-enhancement pills, prescription drugs, and weight-loss supplements, according to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Read the full article...

SAP AG SAPgui EAI WebViewer3D Buffer Overflow

This file is part of the Metasploit Framework and may be subject to redistribution and commercial restrictions. Please see the Metasploit Framework web site for more information on licensing and terms of use. http://metasploit.com/framework/ require 'msf/core' class Metasploit3 'SAP AG SAPgui EAI...

K-Meleon 1.5.3 Remote Array Overrun

No description provided by source. From Full Disclosure: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2009/Nov/222 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 K-Meleon 1.5.3 Remote Array Overrun Arbitrary code execution Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz and sp3x http://SecurityReason.com Date: - - Dis.:...

KDE KDELibs 4.3.3 - Remote Array Overrun

KDE KDELibs 4.3.3 - Remote Array Overrun -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 KDE KDELibs 4.3.3 Remote Array Overrun Arbitrary code execution Author: Maksymilian Arciemowicz and sp3x http://SecurityReason.com Date: - - Dis.: 07.05.2009 - - Pub.: 20.11.2009 CVE: CVE-2009-0689 Risk: High...

Unfixed XSS vulnerability at www.sportsman-et.co.uk

Security researcher Attackers US, has submitted on 18/11/2009 a cross-site-scripting XSS vulnerability affecting www.sportsman-et.co.uk, which at the time of submission ranked 14607357 on the web according to Alexa. We manually validated and published a mirror of this vulnerability on 07/07/2010...

Oracle Document Capture 10g ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in Oracle Document Capture 10g 10.1.3.5.0. Oracle Document Capture 10g comes bundled with a third party ActiveX control emsmtp.dll 6.0.1.0. When passing an overly long string to the method "SubmitToExpress" an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary...

FBI Reports Malware on Rise in Electronic Funds Fraud

The FBI reports it has seen a rise of malware over the past few months targeting small and medium businesses and municipal government entities and school districts. Once a malicious attachment or link is opened, keylogging tactics obtain bank account info where criminals then initiate wire...

DHS Set to Announce Cyber Merger

In what could mark a major improvement to the nation’s ability to defend itself against cyber threats, the Department of Homeland Security will announce Friday that the US Computer Emergency Readiness Team will merge with the National Coordinating Center for Telecommunications. The two groups — n...